Penn

¹ American

[pen] / pɛn /

noun

Sir William, 1621–70, English admiral.
his son William, 1644–1718, English Quaker: founder of Pennsylvania 1682.

Penn. ² American

Or Penna

abbreviation

Pennsylvania.

Penn ¹ British

/ pɛn /

noun

Irving. 1917–2009, US photographer, noted for his portraits and his innovations in colour photography
William. 1644–1718, English Quaker and founder of Pennsylvania

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Penn. ² British

abbreviation

Pennsylvania

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The Athletic reported, external earlier this week that NY Transit is intending to bring in special event pricing for the 30-minute journey from Penn Station in New York to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Her third husband, Charles Kahn, a longtime philosophy professor at Penn, died in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Author and journalist Rob Penn, who co-founded Stump up for Trees said he was "very excited to be involved in this ground-breaking project, which has implications for the future of sustainable forestry".

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Penn Entertainment and MGM Resorts, which also have sports betting businesses, were up as well on Monday.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

As far as Georgia Penn knows, I have no name.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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